City of Milwaukee / Dpw-Administration Services
Agency file
The Dpw-Administration Services provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.
In 2025, this agency had 42 employees with median total compensation of $79,983; the highest distinct record was $183,013.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 42 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($79,983) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $121,437 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $51,422. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.
Trend
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 7 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $2.7M — | 47 — | $53,298 — |
| 2020 | $2.5M ▼ 8.2% | 43 ▼ 8.5% | $53,167 ▼ 0.2% |
| 2021 | $2.4M ▼ 5.4% | 43 ±0% | $52,211 ▼ 1.8% |
| 2022 | $2.5M ▲ 5.4% | 47 ▲ 9.3% | $51,929 ▼ 0.5% |
| 2023 | $2.7M ▲ 7.3% | 44 ▼ 6.4% | $56,663 ▲ 9.1% |
| 2024 | $3.3M ▲ 23.0% | 44 ±0% | $73,802 ▲ 30.2% |
| 2025 | $3.6M ▲ 7.6% | 42 ▼ 4.5% | $79,983 ▲ 8.4% |
Record list
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Administrative Specialist Senior/Dpw-Administration Services
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Laura Vargas is a Administrative Specialist Senior at Dpw-Administration Services. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $70,960.
Human Resources Analyst-Sr/Dpw-Administration Services
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At Dpw-Administration Services, Ashley Anderson serves as a Human Resources Analyst-Sr. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $70,869.
Administrative Support Specialist/Dpw-Administration Services
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Gale Luster-Johnson is a Administrative Support Specialist at Dpw-Administration Services. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $69,418.
Safety Supervisor/Dpw-Administration Services
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Roger Davidson is a Safety Supervisor at Dpw-Administration Services. They work full-time. 2019 total compensation came to $69,407.
DPW Inventory & Purchasing Manager/Dpw-Administration Services
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At Dpw-Administration Services, Cathy Johnson serves as a DPW Inventory & Purchasing Manager. They work full-time. Their 2019 pay totaled $69,276.
Safety Specialist-Senior/Dpw-Administration Services
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At Dpw-Administration Services, Curt Campagna serves as a Safety Specialist-Senior. They work full-time. Their 2019 pay totaled $68,504.
Civil Engineer III/Dpw-Administration Services
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At Dpw-Administration Services, John Schmidt serves as a Civil Engineer III. They work full-time. Their 2019 pay totaled $67,373.
Civil Engineer II/Dpw-Administration Services
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Gerard Guerra is a Civil Engineer II at Dpw-Administration Services. They work full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $66,758.
Business Operations Manager/Dpw-Administration Services
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At Dpw-Administration Services, Qiana Swan serves as a Business Operations Manager. They work full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $65,306.
Human Resources Analyst-Sr/Dpw-Administration Services
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Parthina Wright Trapp is a Human Resources Analyst-Sr at Dpw-Administration Services. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $65,168.